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then tell us what you want to tell them. and we'll play your messages to congress on-air. >>> he was hoping to be home by christmas. but former president george h.w. bush still in a texas hospital. he has been in intensive care since sunday but we're hearing now his condition is improving. we're joined from houston. paul, what can you tell us about the former president's condition? >> reporter: i can tell you this, don. he is now out of intensive care and a bush spokesman is telling me this is just wonderful, great news for the family that he has finally been taken out of intensive care. and for some reason, it seems like singing is a theme here among hw bush. the oak ridge boys apparently serenaded him yesterday after barbara bush had made a call to them and said we need for you to lift his spirits, and indeed they did, from what we understand. the oak ridge boys sang el vira and amazing grace. and the president reportedly singing yesterday and shows he still has his positive attitude and kept his sense of humor. a lot of c
then tell us what you want to tell them. and we'll play your messages to congress on-air. >>> he was hoping to be home by christmas. but former president george h.w. bush still in a texas hospital. he has been in intensive care since sunday but we're hearing now his condition is improving. we're joined from houston. paul, what can you tell us about the former president's condition? >> reporter: i can tell you this, don. he is now out of intensive care and a bush spokesman is...
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no one kills us better than us. i worry about what we'll do to ourselves. not some grand prediction by an old culture. >> brad's new book "the
no one kills us better than us. i worry about what we'll do to ourselves. not some grand prediction by an old culture. >> brad's new book "the
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thank you for joining us. i think it's fair to say that the newtown massacre broke everyone's heart. but i think we need to remind people that during columbine back in 1999, there was an armed guard at the school. it did nothing to stop that shooting. i'm curious, what is it about what you're doing that will be any different? >> there was an armed guard but there was no arm ed teacher. the guard was taken out early on. thereby leaving the entire school open to the madman, to the actual two shooters. it's not arming teachers. we're simply not taking that ability of lawful self-defense. you're restricted in few places to carry. a school is not one of them. this isn't anything new. we never had a problem. >> but the larger question then is more really about gun control. are more guns the answer or are fewer guns the answer? and the other thing that i want to point out is teachers, of course, are equipped to teach. they are trained to teach. not necessarily trained and equipped to fire guns. so my question is, sho
thank you for joining us. i think it's fair to say that the newtown massacre broke everyone's heart. but i think we need to remind people that during columbine back in 1999, there was an armed guard at the school. it did nothing to stop that shooting. i'm curious, what is it about what you're doing that will be any different? >> there was an armed guard but there was no arm ed teacher. the guard was taken out early on. thereby leaving the entire school open to the madman, to the actual...
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i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. >>> the irish music group celtic woman came together back in 2004 for what was supposed to be a one-night show. the sound took off, and eight years later with multi-platinum albums they're releasing the second christmas album called "home for christmas." we caught up the women during the performance the at the atlanta orchestra. >> it's very exciting to get to sort of feel our power that you have at the start of the show when the music starts, and it takes everybody on a journey. >> i think all over the world i think you know there is that sort of common thread of christmas is being with your family and celebrating being together. >> i would be happy to sing christmas music every month of every year. i love it. it's fantastic. it's he special when you get the opportunity to go into studio and record amazing songs. >> i feel a bit spoiled getting to perform christmas music. i don't know. i don't think i could feel any more festive he. >>
i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. >>> the irish music group celtic woman came together back in 2004 for what was supposed to be a one-night show. the sound took off, and eight years later with multi-platinum albums they're releasing the second christmas album called "home for christmas." we caught up the women during the performance the at the atlanta orchestra. >> it's very exciting to get to sort of feel our power that you...
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and the only solution i would tell you lies with us, the american people, and with us, the voters. demanding that they start working together. and actually coming up with something. we cannot continue to have the spectacles every few months. it is like making sausage. >> can we talk about the optics of this, maria, because many people say, i hear you up there, guys, don, and this is a republican and democratic problem, but we are here h because the republicans won't play ball. >> well, i mean, you nknow, it s easy for me to say that and i actually do think that politically the republicans will suffer more if this is not done. i mean the republicans lost the election, and a big reason was because the middle-class americans and the normal everyday people didn't think that this was a party that understood what they were going through. and if they are now seen as being the ones that are making taxes go up on everybody because they want to protect taxes for the rich, that is not going to be politically good for them. but at the end of the day, this is not good for democrats either, so i
and the only solution i would tell you lies with us, the american people, and with us, the voters. demanding that they start working together. and actually coming up with something. we cannot continue to have the spectacles every few months. it is like making sausage. >> can we talk about the optics of this, maria, because many people say, i hear you up there, guys, don, and this is a republican and democratic problem, but we are here h because the republicans won't play ball. >>...
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so we have no use for you. when those voices leave, all you're left with are voices who refuse to come together to get this thing passed for the benefit of the american people. >> but i thought the election sent a strong message to lawmakers that people are tired of partisanship. they want lawmakers to come together and do their jobs, will kain. >> did you forget one thing? the same people are there. >> and look, here's the deal. while roland is probably right that moderates have been pushed out, it doesn't mean it's a valueless debate. the two sides have a debate that's very important for this country. we talked about it this morning. democrats want to pass the bush tax cuts for everyone making under $250,000 but want to continue spending that doesn't support that base. and republicans for their willingness to not raise tax, they haven't made any real big gestures towards cutting spending. so we have to have a debate over bigger issues than the fiscal cliff on taxes and spending. why we can't come together in
so we have no use for you. when those voices leave, all you're left with are voices who refuse to come together to get this thing passed for the benefit of the american people. >> but i thought the election sent a strong message to lawmakers that people are tired of partisanship. they want lawmakers to come together and do their jobs, will kain. >> did you forget one thing? the same people are there. >> and look, here's the deal. while roland is probably right that moderates...
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they are making us look foolish. they are making us look unable to self-govern in a constructive way, let alone serve -- solve long-term problems, which is what we elect them for. people should be furious that we are here 36 hours with no deal on the fiscal cliff. >> i have no doubt they are. john avlon, thanks very much, as always, for the insight. thank you. >>> a fiscal fight. it is happening right now on capitol hill. and the deadline is just 32 hours away. we will bring are you the latest on the major sticking points. >>> and we will talk live to congressman eliot engel. like a lot of things, trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners thank you. m, o wh you find the jt you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. >>> congress is talking fiscal cliff today, altho
they are making us look foolish. they are making us look unable to self-govern in a constructive way, let alone serve -- solve long-term problems, which is what we elect them for. people should be furious that we are here 36 hours with no deal on the fiscal cliff. >> i have no doubt they are. john avlon, thanks very much, as always, for the insight. thank you. >>> a fiscal fight. it is happening right now on capitol hill. and the deadline is just 32 hours away. we will bring are...
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let me bring in elise for us. during that hearing, state department officials are emphasizing secretary clinton accepted and implementing those. they had 29 recommendations. run through the key recommendations. >> the key things range from more season and experienced staff as charlene lamb said they were trying to train up local libyans to train in benghazi, but it proved not work and a lot of temporary personnel. you need better staff and to enhance the facilities and start thinking about fire as a weapon. it was smoke inhalation that killed chris stevens and shawn smith when the terrorist who is went after the compound set it on fire. those types of things, more regular review of the threat information, one of the things the panel found is that the state department missed the warning signs. they were looking for a specific and credible threat instead of the five attacks that happened leading up to the september 11 attacks on benghazi. >> what about getting back to who is truly responsible in the deaths of ambass
let me bring in elise for us. during that hearing, state department officials are emphasizing secretary clinton accepted and implementing those. they had 29 recommendations. run through the key recommendations. >> the key things range from more season and experienced staff as charlene lamb said they were trying to train up local libyans to train in benghazi, but it proved not work and a lot of temporary personnel. you need better staff and to enhance the facilities and start thinking...
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he joins us now from d.c. congressman, good to see you. thank you for being with us. let's just discuss this for a minute. you know, taxes, whether taxes should go up or not is an interesting concept because some people are just religious about it, right? we talked to steven moore, grover norquist, pat toomey. some just think taxes should never go up on people. others think if you increase taxes it will hurt the economy. that may actually have some truth to it. but there's a tone deafness out there that has now superseded all of this, congressman, and it is -- we just heard mitch mcconnell, i don't know why people say things like this, but they make people wonder about legislators saying on the floor of the senate, i worked all day saturday to get this thing done. there's been -- i can't say this enough times. you have had 516 days to get this done and you have had 12 years to deal with the bush era tax cuts. what's the problem? >> you know, ali, i can't agree with you more. we actually passed a budget in the house back in the springtime, passed it to the senate. the
he joins us now from d.c. congressman, good to see you. thank you for being with us. let's just discuss this for a minute. you know, taxes, whether taxes should go up or not is an interesting concept because some people are just religious about it, right? we talked to steven moore, grover norquist, pat toomey. some just think taxes should never go up on people. others think if you increase taxes it will hurt the economy. that may actually have some truth to it. but there's a tone deafness out...
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the first time she told us the story, she told us about hearing the gunshots. her classroom is right behind the principal's office and the conference room that i understand some of the folks were in. >> she was right across the hall from victoria soto's class? >> which is something she was excited about, she would be going just across the hall from her favorite teacher. they spoke almost daily. and that was the hardest thing to have to tell her. that's when she really broke down. she had been handling most of it okay, but when we told her about miss soto that's when she took it the hardest. >> she knows she's dead? >> she knows now. we waited. we told her saturday morning. >> how do you say that to a 6-year-old? >> we just explained to her, you know what happened yesterday. and honestly she saw enough to understand that there were people that didn't walk out of there alive. >> she saw somebody laying there? >> she saw the principal, yeah. they had to walk the children out through the front door where her classroom is located. she walked past the body. although
the first time she told us the story, she told us about hearing the gunshots. her classroom is right behind the principal's office and the conference room that i understand some of the folks were in. >> she was right across the hall from victoria soto's class? >> which is something she was excited about, she would be going just across the hall from her favorite teacher. they spoke almost daily. and that was the hardest thing to have to tell her. that's when she really broke down....
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he met with us, hugged with us, and cried with us. >> the person goes out of their way to scam people, that's evil. >> reporter: it hurts them more. alba was caught days later and voluntarily talked with fbi agents where she allegedly continued to lie, saying she never made a facebook post about newtown and says she was hacked. a search of the records and statements didn't add up. she maintained all donations to her pay pal were immediately refunded, but the feds say it took days before donors were paid back. >> i'll do anything i can to help the victims mourn with that. and to help them, not to destroy their lives. >> if convicted, nouel alba faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 fine. >>> for the second time this month, a man has been shoved to his death at a subway station in new york city. witnesses say a woman was pacing on the platform as a train approached before pushing the man to his death last night. the body was pinned under the train. his identity has not been released. police describe the suspect as a heavy set woman in her 20s, security video shows her running fr
he met with us, hugged with us, and cried with us. >> the person goes out of their way to scam people, that's evil. >> reporter: it hurts them more. alba was caught days later and voluntarily talked with fbi agents where she allegedly continued to lie, saying she never made a facebook post about newtown and says she was hacked. a search of the records and statements didn't add up. she maintained all donations to her pay pal were immediately refunded, but the feds say it took days...
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liz, what can you tell us? >> i was bringing my son, devin, to school when all the police cars and emergency vehicles were driving by. so my gut told me that they were headed to the school, and we drove down and confirmed that they were headed to the school. they were surrounding a dark suv or van with a tooele on top, and there was a strange burning smell and we left. we went home. on the way we learned that there was a shooting at the school. the school puts out a blast, so i didn't bring my son to his school, the high school. we just went home where friends who have children in the school asked us to come to a friend's house that's next door to the school and see p if we could find out anything, if their children were okay. that's where we met lynn and have been helping him. >> liz, about exactly -- >> we're following this breaking news story. we have stunning new details from a eyewitness inside the school. we're going to bring that to you after we take a quick break. americans believe they should be in cha
liz, what can you tell us? >> i was bringing my son, devin, to school when all the police cars and emergency vehicles were driving by. so my gut told me that they were headed to the school, and we drove down and confirmed that they were headed to the school. they were surrounding a dark suv or van with a tooele on top, and there was a strange burning smell and we left. we went home. on the way we learned that there was a shooting at the school. the school puts out a blast, so i didn't...
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kept the children with us. i have other adults -- >> i find that amazing that fearing that you hear gunshots, you were able to have the composure to sit down and read to your students. that's extraordinary. >> that's what you have to do with 5-year-olds because you can't lose it. i've been doing this for a long time. it's my 18th year of teaching. my job was to keep them safe. i didn't know -- there was no announcement of what was going on. my instinct was it wasn't good. so we kept them calm. we stayed in the room until there was banging at the door, which were the police and the troopers or whoever was there. they had us exit the building. they told the children to cover their eyes and walk in a line and leave the building and that's when we went down towards the firehouse. we were all safe. i had 19 children in the room with me and thank goodness all of their parents were able to come and pick them up and take them home. >> as you were reading to them, did the kids realize something was going on or did they
kept the children with us. i have other adults -- >> i find that amazing that fearing that you hear gunshots, you were able to have the composure to sit down and read to your students. that's extraordinary. >> that's what you have to do with 5-year-olds because you can't lose it. i've been doing this for a long time. it's my 18th year of teaching. my job was to keep them safe. i didn't know -- there was no announcement of what was going on. my instinct was it wasn't good. so we kept...
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boy, are they getting used to it now. another thing that you will find amidst all the traffic, take a look up here. police and orange cones and road closed signs. that is the roadt that leads up to the sandy hook elementary school. they are obviously limiting most of the traffic, not allowed to go up there at this time. that is the other area where there is a massive, massive memorial. i showed that to you yesterday. one of the things that we do hear from people while everybody around the country and around the world wants to share and wants to know and wants to be a part of this grieving and they are doing that through us and the window we provide, the people who live here really would like us to leave. they want to return to some kind of normalcy. when we do go and when we do leave this town and when our world continues, we leave all of these people with a brand new normal and something they are going to have to figure out for themselves what their new normal is going to be like. i remember so well after september 11th,
boy, are they getting used to it now. another thing that you will find amidst all the traffic, take a look up here. police and orange cones and road closed signs. that is the roadt that leads up to the sandy hook elementary school. they are obviously limiting most of the traffic, not allowed to go up there at this time. that is the other area where there is a massive, massive memorial. i showed that to you yesterday. one of the things that we do hear from people while everybody around the...
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they need us -- they need us to all state focused on them. not on politics. not on, you know, special interests. they need to be focused on families, students, grandmas, you know, folks who are out there working really, really hard, and are just looking for a fair shot. and some reward for that hard work. they expect our leaders to succeed on their behalf. so do i. so keep the pressure on over the next 12 hours or so, let's see if we can get this thing done. and i thank you, all, and if i don't see you, if i don't show up at your house, i want to wish everybody a happy new year. thank you very much. all right. >> so there he is, the president of the united states, speaking for nearly ten minutes, making the case for a deal. he says an agreement is within sight but it is not done. says it is not done yet. he's hopeful but there is still some time on the clock that is going to continue. the president also reaching out to -- i assume, some of his fellow democrats, making the case that this is by no means a complete package. he's got more work to do. they will ha
they need us -- they need us to all state focused on them. not on politics. not on, you know, special interests. they need to be focused on families, students, grandmas, you know, folks who are out there working really, really hard, and are just looking for a fair shot. and some reward for that hard work. they expect our leaders to succeed on their behalf. so do i. so keep the pressure on over the next 12 hours or so, let's see if we can get this thing done. and i thank you, all, and if i don't...
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didn't use the gun. i think the point, dan, unless i'm mistaken. you take it up here. but i don't think any american citizen with a legal gun has ever intervened in a mass shooting, certainly not in the last 30 or 40 years in america. so it seems to be a bit of a myth -- >> actually, they have. >> let dan answer. >> before this evolves into an argument, i mean, as easy as it is to become uninspired by a conversation like this and what your other guest is saying, i just encourage the american public to not lose the sense of inspiration in terms of the change that we have the potential to accomplish. this is not the conversation that the american public want to have. this is not our vision where the answer to violence is more violence, where the answer to guns is more guns. there is fertile ground where the overwhelming majority of americans agree with things like background checks to make sure that 40% of all gun sales that are not currently covered by background checks to prevent mentally ill people from
didn't use the gun. i think the point, dan, unless i'm mistaken. you take it up here. but i don't think any american citizen with a legal gun has ever intervened in a mass shooting, certainly not in the last 30 or 40 years in america. so it seems to be a bit of a myth -- >> actually, they have. >> let dan answer. >> before this evolves into an argument, i mean, as easy as it is to become uninspired by a conversation like this and what your other guest is saying, i just...
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from us. and i know that that's something that he was given and that's what he chose to do with it. and i know that god can't take that away. i'm not mad. because i have my agency to make sure that i use this event to do what i can, to do whatever i can. to want to make sure that my family and my wife and my daughters are taken care of. and that if there's anything thatky do to help anybody at any time, anywhere, that i would be willing to do that. as we move on from what happened here, what happened to so many people, let it not turn into something that defines us. but something that inspires us to be better, to be more compassionate and more humble people. >> emilie and her family moved her to newtown from utah earlier this year and she will be laid to rest in utah. you know, this shooting at sandy hook elementary is raising lots of questions, including how far the second amendment extends the rights to bear arms. we'll take a closer look after the break. people have doubts about taking aspi
from us. and i know that that's something that he was given and that's what he chose to do with it. and i know that god can't take that away. i'm not mad. because i have my agency to make sure that i use this event to do what i can, to do whatever i can. to want to make sure that my family and my wife and my daughters are taken care of. and that if there's anything thatky do to help anybody at any time, anywhere, that i would be willing to do that. as we move on from what happened here, what...
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for most of us. here's another example you gave us. a married couple, two kids, combined annual income of $250,000 a year. $250,000 a year. when the tax hike hits, their two-week take home shrinks by $600. they will have to make some changes. >> that's $1200 a month. that's the mortgage payment. >> hang on. let's get back to you. sorry about that. >> secretary geithner sent a letter to me and others yesterday and it was reported in the airplane today that america will reach the debt limit on december 31st. that needs to be dealt with to maintain the credit worthiness of this nation to give competence to our economy. in addition that, there is much other business to do. over the past several weeks, they said that the house would do the work necessary to finish the items we need to get done by the end of the year. they are having a discussion on that at 2:30 on the call as we concluded and i speak for myself that we must come back as soon as possible we have to be sure to address the legislation that is pending in this congress. congress
for most of us. here's another example you gave us. a married couple, two kids, combined annual income of $250,000 a year. $250,000 a year. when the tax hike hits, their two-week take home shrinks by $600. they will have to make some changes. >> that's $1200 a month. that's the mortgage payment. >> hang on. let's get back to you. sorry about that. >> secretary geithner sent a letter to me and others yesterday and it was reported in the airplane today that america will reach...
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us. whether it is the winds in newark or laguardia now or just rain slowing things down, or these winds gusting to 30 in chicago, 23 in nashville, gusting to 45 earlier in indianapolis. it is the winds that are making travel so perilous and so dangerous and impacting the roads and the airports. blizzard warnings here from central indiana to ohio. again, that means the snow coupled with the winds. but look at this, 12 inches, a foot plus of snow possible in western new york. the worst of it tonight until tomorrow in new york state. and then we will begin to see this move out. hefty total of snow. here is the movement as we head toward early tomorrow. you see new york, new york state ensconced in snow. western pennsylvania as well. then by thursday morning, it is still there, and into maine and finally pushes all out. so victor, we're not done with this here. we have another two days, good news all the severe threat coming to an end by tonight and snow still a factor with the winds. >> roug
us. whether it is the winds in newark or laguardia now or just rain slowing things down, or these winds gusting to 30 in chicago, 23 in nashville, gusting to 45 earlier in indianapolis. it is the winds that are making travel so perilous and so dangerous and impacting the roads and the airports. blizzard warnings here from central indiana to ohio. again, that means the snow coupled with the winds. but look at this, 12 inches, a foot plus of snow possible in western new york. the worst of it...
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that shows us kind of where things stand. i wanted to break this down simply because there's so much that complicates the story. let's look really quickly at a graphic of the basics, what's happening right now. here's where we stand with the fiscal cliff. first of all, who's doing the negotiating? ice the top two senators, senator reid for the democrats, senator mcconnell for the republican, and it is their staff who are working out details right now. what are they talking about? mainly trying to find a way to avoid those tax hikes for most americans. that could also include an extension of unemployment benefits. what is unclear is whether other things such as budget cuts eliminating that sequester that's coming up or other things will be in that deal. when will all of this happen? the soon they could vote is tomorrow, but leadership tells us that they are just hoping to get the outlines of a deal to their members tomorrow so a vote also possible monday. that's when senator reid has said he wants the vote to hap n happen. aga
that shows us kind of where things stand. i wanted to break this down simply because there's so much that complicates the story. let's look really quickly at a graphic of the basics, what's happening right now. here's where we stand with the fiscal cliff. first of all, who's doing the negotiating? ice the top two senators, senator reid for the democrats, senator mcconnell for the republican, and it is their staff who are working out details right now. what are they talking about? mainly trying...
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tell us about nancy. we don't know much about her. >> nancy was just a lovely woman, a great friend, you know, warm personality. you know, she just would make you smile when she walked into the room. >> you said that you wanted to talk about her because there's some things you wanted to cheap up for us. >> well, i've seen a lot of things in this the media about her being this survivalist wacko. that was not her at all. she did have guns, which she used very responsibly. she went shooting with a friend of ours who is a retired new york city police officer. he taught her how to shoot. she was very responsible with the gun. she was a very responsible person in general, especially in terms of safety. >> ellen, she took the boys to the shooting range. that's been talked about. she did take them to the shooting range? >> from what i understand, yep. >> and what did you want to say about that? >> again, i guess i want to j t just -- um -- um -- um -- um mickic russ as far as safety. nancy wouldn't answer her pho
tell us about nancy. we don't know much about her. >> nancy was just a lovely woman, a great friend, you know, warm personality. you know, she just would make you smile when she walked into the room. >> you said that you wanted to talk about her because there's some things you wanted to cheap up for us. >> well, i've seen a lot of things in this the media about her being this survivalist wacko. that was not her at all. she did have guns, which she used very responsibly. she...
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> in this hour and in the days ahead, we're trying to focus as much as we can on the victims and letting you know about the lives they lived, not just how they lost their lives but the kind of lives they lived, who they were. and today we're able to tell you more about them than we were yesterday. and no doubt tomorrow we'll be able to tell you even more as family members come forward and want to share their grief and want to share their memories of their loved ones. those of us from outside are now learning more about the women and the children who lost their lives on friday at sandy hook elementary school. take a look. >> victoria soto's family says she had her students huddled behind her trying to protect them when she was shot and killed at the elementary school. her cousin says the hardest part was waiting to hear whether she had survived or not. >> at that point, it was the hardest for the whole family, just the waiting game. to receive word on what happen
call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> in this hour and in the days ahead, we're trying to focus as much as we can on the victims and letting you know about the lives they lived, not just how they lost their lives but the kind of lives they lived, who they were. and today we're able to tell you more about them than we were yesterday. and no doubt tomorrow we'll be able to tell you even more as family members come forward and want to share their grief and want to share their...
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one is god is with us when we suffer. another is god really knows our suffering, listenens to it, see it is, experiences it, somehow help us through it maybe precisely through these tools of prayer and texts like the psalms, but there are two other things i think the bible is helpful on in this point. one is that the bible contains the hope that one day you god will set the world straight. and it's exactly events like this that lead to that conviction and that hope that we all need and want to live in a world where none of this ever happens again. the other thing the bible says is that in the mean time, we have a lot of work to do to help god set the world straight u and that work includes comforting those who mourn and also doing whatever we can to contain violence and restrict it and restrict evil so that none of us have to mourn like we do now. >> every good deed, every evil act a way to repair a broken world. brent strawn, thank you very much, thank you for being wuss wuss at a difficult time when people are looking f
one is god is with us when we suffer. another is god really knows our suffering, listenens to it, see it is, experiences it, somehow help us through it maybe precisely through these tools of prayer and texts like the psalms, but there are two other things i think the bible is helpful on in this point. one is that the bible contains the hope that one day you god will set the world straight. and it's exactly events like this that lead to that conviction and that hope that we all need and want to...
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what can you tell us? >> well, i can tell you that, first of all, obviously our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of this horrible incident. we have mutual aid agreements in place that allow us to provide assets that they may not have along with the state police that has taken the lead on this investigation. three of our victims are at the hospital in danbury and they are currently being treated. i can't tell you the status. i can only tell you that it's very serious. >> can you tell me, mayor boughton if they are children or adults? was this a staff incident or an incident with the children? >> i hate to do this to you. i know you want to get that information out. all of this is still under investigation. i can't disclose that information under hippa regulations. >> can i interrupt you for a moment. i want to go to an interview with a mother and child with our affiliate. >> recounting what is going on, joining me is alexis who is in third grade and you saw a lot of what was going on? >> well, we fo
what can you tell us? >> well, i can tell you that, first of all, obviously our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of this horrible incident. we have mutual aid agreements in place that allow us to provide assets that they may not have along with the state police that has taken the lead on this investigation. three of our victims are at the hospital in danbury and they are currently being treated. i can't tell you the status. i can only tell you that it's very serious. >> can...
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tell us what you saw and what was going on. >> it was unclear to me how many people would be using the center and i can tell you that it's at an elementary school a mile from here. it's set up by danbury hospital, the hospital that treated the few that were wounded yesterday. there were probably about 100 cars in the parking lot. obviously out of respect for privacy we did not film them. families coming in, small children, some single moms and dads and entire families as well and they are staying for a long time. this isn't one of those things where people are coming in and out constantly. they were going in and staying in for quite a while. the whole elementary school dedicated to this today for 12 hours. in addition, yale new haven which has a nationally renowned -- >> yale university? >> yale university. they are not too far from here. they have a phone line set up and people have been calling in not only from this area but from all over the place. this is something that we're hearing people from all over the country have been affected by and using some of these resources. >> so the
tell us what you saw and what was going on. >> it was unclear to me how many people would be using the center and i can tell you that it's at an elementary school a mile from here. it's set up by danbury hospital, the hospital that treated the few that were wounded yesterday. there were probably about 100 cars in the parking lot. obviously out of respect for privacy we did not film them. families coming in, small children, some single moms and dads and entire families as well and they are...
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her love and strength she gave us and the example she showed to us is remarkable. she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. i guess that's it. yeah. [ inaudible question ] >> i don't know. i don't know how to get through something like this. my wife and i don't understand how to process all of this and how to get our lives going. you know, we find strength in our religion and in our faith. and in our family. and i think that everybody that's going through something like this has hopefully support with their family, and with what other means they can find. i just hope everybody can get the help they need. since nobody knows how to go through this, i think it's really important that people reach out to the services that have been provided to all of us for counseling and somebody to talk to and understanding how to talk to your children and those kind of things. i really hope that all of us utilize those things that have been offered to us. [ inaudible question ] >> i had a 3, 4 and 6-year-old. [ inaudible question ] >> it went from something that
her love and strength she gave us and the example she showed to us is remarkable. she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. i guess that's it. yeah. [ inaudible question ] >> i don't know. i don't know how to get through something like this. my wife and i don't understand how to process all of this and how to get our lives going. you know, we find strength in our religion and in our faith. and in our family. and i think that everybody that's going through something...
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jason carroll is joining us now. jason, you actually talked with a church teacher who spent time with some of the kids who were at the school. how are they doing? her name, anderson, is sue vogelman. she has very strong ties to sandy hook elementary. she taught there for ten years. she is now a church teacher, and many of the students from sandy hook elementary were in her classroom today. this is the first time that so many of the students were in a classroom setting since the tragic events on friday. we talked about how it was for her, how it was for the students. she said there was a lot of anxiety, anxiety on the part of the parents. some of the parents were unsure about putting their children back in a classroom setting even if it is a sunday school classroom setting so soon. some of the children are at much different levels. some of the children didn't know anything about the event. some of the children did know. some of the children knew some of the young boys and young girls that had been killed. so we talked
jason carroll is joining us now. jason, you actually talked with a church teacher who spent time with some of the kids who were at the school. how are they doing? her name, anderson, is sue vogelman. she has very strong ties to sandy hook elementary. she taught there for ten years. she is now a church teacher, and many of the students from sandy hook elementary were in her classroom today. this is the first time that so many of the students were in a classroom setting since the tragic events on...
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free agency is given to all of us to act and do what we want. god can't take that away from us. i know that that's something that he was given and that's what he chose to do with it. i know that god can't take that away. i'm not mad because i have my agency to make sure that i use
free agency is given to all of us to act and do what we want. god can't take that away from us. i know that that's something that he was given and that's what he chose to do with it. i know that god can't take that away. i'm not mad because i have my agency to make sure that i use
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. we're back, and, you know, this is how, you said it, tom, this is how the country comes together and figures out how to solve important issues. get a wider shot. sitting down and having these tough conversations. doesn't mean that you and i are enemies. we may disagree but we're talking about it. also criminologist rich moran, a former police officer and of course, you are still a police officer. >> on a part-time basis and own a gun store. just in the break, my friend in the military, also a pilot, says federal flight deck officers pay for their own limited training and have no authority to use their weapons outside the cockpit. so even on the plane they can't go back into -- >> correct. their role, protect the aircraft and keep it from going down. just wanted to get that straight. listen, i'm not going to get all the terminology right. i'm not a gun enthusiast. just to have a conversation that america has been wanting to have. no judgment here. we're all trying to do what's right fo
call or visit us online. we're ready to help. we're back, and, you know, this is how, you said it, tom, this is how the country comes together and figures out how to solve important issues. get a wider shot. sitting down and having these tough conversations. doesn't mean that you and i are enemies. we may disagree but we're talking about it. also criminologist rich moran, a former police officer and of course, you are still a police officer. >> on a part-time basis and own a gun store....
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he is supposed to protect us. we have to have a new approach to religion where we're not just cosmic to always surrender and we have a right to challenge god's will. that's real religion. >> we challenged it before after 9/11, columbine, virginia tech, aurora, and we never get any satisfaction. >> well, we have to be in a partnership with god and he has to do his role and you can't let him off the hook. we have to do our role. there has to be a robust conversation about gun laws. whatever your opinion is, we have to be courageous enough to have the conversation. we have to have a serious conversation about the culture in which our children are immersed. i let my kids play video game doesn't make me happy to see that. is that the worst thing in the world? i am not making conclusions. i am saying we're not so cowardly as to avoid the issues and only act upon them when tragedy strikes. we're an intelligent nation and have to look at what's happening. by the way, for me one of the biggest issues today is how angry ame
he is supposed to protect us. we have to have a new approach to religion where we're not just cosmic to always surrender and we have a right to challenge god's will. that's real religion. >> we challenged it before after 9/11, columbine, virginia tech, aurora, and we never get any satisfaction. >> well, we have to be in a partnership with god and he has to do his role and you can't let him off the hook. we have to do our role. there has to be a robust conversation about gun laws....
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david serota, joining us next. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. >>> we're back talking about what should happen with gun laws. david, an interesting tweet said all recent mass killings were committed by 18 to 25-year-old men. virginia tech the exception. are you saying we should start profiling white men? >> i think we should? the question, why is america, 30% white guys and 70% of the mass shootings in the last many decades have been at the hands of white guys? not saying racially profile white guys but it's interesting to note that had the shooters, had 70% of mass shooters been, let's say, arabs, or african-american men, i think the conversation right now would be a very different conversation where we'd be talking -- having a much less, much uglier conversations, and we need to ask the question right now.
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god is with us. god's love unites us, god's purpose steadies us. god's spirit comforts us. bless be our god forever and ever. amen. >> i offer you this prayer from my heart to your hearts. on behalf of all of your childr children, all of your loved ones. the hebrew memorial prayer. please rise. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
god is with us. god's love unites us, god's purpose steadies us. god's spirit comforts us. bless be our god forever and ever. amen. >> i offer you this prayer from my heart to your hearts. on behalf of all of your childr children, all of your loved ones. the hebrew memorial prayer. please rise. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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the world is willing to give us money to help us pay our bills, the world is willing to accept a lot of things. but if the u.s. government stops paying its bills because it has hit the debt ceiling, that could be disastrous. that would mean clearly an entry into a recession and a lot of unemployment. because that would cause the faith and credit of the u.s. to be put in jeopardy. >> thank you very much for talking to us. and as demonstrated, the fiscal cliff is more than just an american problem. thanks again. >> thank you. >>> they are words that one university wants to get rid of. amazing. baby bump. ginormous. and man cave. so what words and phrases are getting the boot for 2013? we'll look at top contenders coming up. >>> martin, at the leading cause of accidental deaths in this country is no longer car accidents. instead it's perfectly legal prescription pain killers which now kill more people than cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines combined. we're going to look at how disturbingly easy it is to take a deadly dose and how warning labels don't paint a true picture. we've got th
the world is willing to give us money to help us pay our bills, the world is willing to accept a lot of things. but if the u.s. government stops paying its bills because it has hit the debt ceiling, that could be disastrous. that would mean clearly an entry into a recession and a lot of unemployment. because that would cause the faith and credit of the u.s. to be put in jeopardy. >> thank you very much for talking to us. and as demonstrated, the fiscal cliff is more than just an american...
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you can't use them to protect your home or use them to hunt. leaders of the nra have said they will not budge an inch against new gun laws. david keen was on cbs "face the nation" i want you to listen. >> the first thing we have to do is protect our kids. we're willing to debate the whole question of the semiautomatic so-called assault weapons, we've debated it before. we had an assault weapon -- so-called assault weapons ban for ten years, we had what senator feinstein is suggesting, it was allowed to expire, the fbi, the justice department and others, the studies made no difference. if we're looking at things that are effective, let's talk about it, but first, let's talk about protecting our kids. >> you heard what david keen, who's the nra president had to say on cbs face the nation regarding gun laws, what do you think? >> well, with all due respect to the nra, and i believe in the second amendment in general, but i also believe that i won't pretend to be a gun rights lobbyist if they don't pretend to be school security experts. that way we
you can't use them to protect your home or use them to hunt. leaders of the nra have said they will not budge an inch against new gun laws. david keen was on cbs "face the nation" i want you to listen. >> the first thing we have to do is protect our kids. we're willing to debate the whole question of the semiautomatic so-called assault weapons, we've debated it before. we had an assault weapon -- so-called assault weapons ban for ten years, we had what senator feinstein is...
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i'm used to it. i'll tell you that we find ourselves here after the 73 months that you talked about, and this is as good as it is going to get, it is really ridiculous and everybody here should be hanging their head in shame. >> we feel the same way. we got this fiscal cliff mess as a result of being up against the government's borrowing limit, the debt ceiling in august of 2011. we are expected to hit that debt limit again today. the treasury department says it can keep on paying the bills for a short period of time it can find $200 billion through extraordinary measure. the way it was handled last time resulted in the usa losing its aaa credit rating for first time in history. this is not going to be up to you, sir. up to a new congress that you're not going to be part of to avert another debacle on that front. give me some sense of your optimism of how this will be handled going forward. in other words, have your new colleagues in congress learned anything from this experience? >> no. think it is
i'm used to it. i'll tell you that we find ourselves here after the 73 months that you talked about, and this is as good as it is going to get, it is really ridiculous and everybody here should be hanging their head in shame. >> we feel the same way. we got this fiscal cliff mess as a result of being up against the government's borrowing limit, the debt ceiling in august of 2011. we are expected to hit that debt limit again today. the treasury department says it can keep on paying the...
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her love and strength she gave us and the example she showed to us is remarkable. she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> robbie parker, 30-year-old father of little emilie parker, who was murdered yesterday here at this elementary school in newtown, connecticut. anderson cooper's on the scene. i don't foe what else to say after hearing a dad like that. >> yeah. it's all just beyond words really. and i said this last night, i feel like all of the words that we speak and all of the words that can be spoken are just -- it seems so small in the face of this horror. >> he works in a hospital. he's a physician's assistant. he deals with saving people's lives. he's at work and all of a sudden he gets a call. there's a problem. >> unimaginable. >> you know, all day long here people have been gathering and in spots, impromptu spots, public vigils, other times on a street corner. everybody wants to talk about where they were, what they heard, who they knew. and it's really extraordinary feeling here right now. i mean this is a community which -- it
her love and strength she gave us and the example she showed to us is remarkable. she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> robbie parker, 30-year-old father of little emilie parker, who was murdered yesterday here at this elementary school in newtown, connecticut. anderson cooper's on the scene. i don't foe what else to say after hearing a dad like that. >> yeah. it's all just beyond words really. and i said this last night, i feel like all of the words that...
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she's going to join us live. that's 25 minutes from now. >>> u.s. senator michael crapo s says he's deeply sorry for driving under the influence of alcohol. the republican who is also a mormon was pulled over, tested and arrested after running a red light early yesterday morning in virginia. he says he made a mistake and deal with whatever penalty he is given. >>> the u.s. navy seals are again mourning the loss of one of their own. a military official tells cnn that commander job price died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. price was a commander officer of seal team 4, that's the unit with more than two dozen members that operates in central afghanistan. the official says there's no indication at this point that price was under any investigation or involved in any controversies. >>> former republican senator chuck hagel has not been nominated as defense secretary, but members of his own party already signaling an uphill confirmation battle if he is. barbara star has more on in surprising backlash. good morning to you. i think a lot of people though
she's going to join us live. that's 25 minutes from now. >>> u.s. senator michael crapo s says he's deeply sorry for driving under the influence of alcohol. the republican who is also a mormon was pulled over, tested and arrested after running a red light early yesterday morning in virginia. he says he made a mistake and deal with whatever penalty he is given. >>> the u.s. navy seals are again mourning the loss of one of their own. a military official tells cnn that commander...
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they walk up and want to hug us and talk to us even the police. >> even the police. >> not something we see when we arrive on these emergency location which is you and i have done for so many years. there's often a tension between the police and the press and the people. i'm not feeling that as much here as i ever have. >> to have people walk up and usually they are like oh, my gosh, you are taking over our town. thank you so much for being here. it is very refreshing in a way and it also lets us know that as tragic as this is, and you have kids who are in school in connecticut, that this -- the communities around here, people really pull together and reaching out and they will get better. >> there are people that i just encountered this morning from 20, 30, 45 minutes away that have come to bring teddy bears and just see or just be or just feel or just at least show that they care. one other quick thing i wanted to ask you, as far as those 600 or so kids from sandy hook, they are not going to be going back for several months to that school but they are make arrangements at the chalk
they walk up and want to hug us and talk to us even the police. >> even the police. >> not something we see when we arrive on these emergency location which is you and i have done for so many years. there's often a tension between the police and the press and the people. i'm not feeling that as much here as i ever have. >> to have people walk up and usually they are like oh, my gosh, you are taking over our town. thank you so much for being here. it is very refreshing in a way...
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this is not for us. we're going to be unique, high quality, high end. >> reporter: the kind of products affluent chinese customers are increasingly shopping for. did you imagine that you'd be selling it back to china? >> never, never. >> reporter: over the last few decades, china has conquered the u.s. market by making products cheaper than anyone else. but now american companies are turning the tables and making inroads there by doing just the opposite, by making high-end handcrafted items just like this. to be sure there is still a large gap, the u.s. trade deficit with china hit another record in 2011 with the value of chinese imports rising to almost $400 billion. but u.s. exports to china are also hitting record highs. >> china is now our third largest export market. and i don't think a lot of americans realize that. >> reporter: in fact, since the year 2000, 47 states have reported at least triple-digit export growth to china. including minnesota. the home of red wing shoes. >> china exports red wi
this is not for us. we're going to be unique, high quality, high end. >> reporter: the kind of products affluent chinese customers are increasingly shopping for. did you imagine that you'd be selling it back to china? >> never, never. >> reporter: over the last few decades, china has conquered the u.s. market by making products cheaper than anyone else. but now american companies are turning the tables and making inroads there by doing just the opposite, by making high-end...
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she said no, i don't even want to use the i.d. nothing in the first amendment permits miss hernandez to avoid the i.d. ultimately judge garcia, who's the federal judge here, will rule against her, judgment for the school district. this case is dismissed. >> guys, thank you very much. we'll be back in about 20 minutes to talk about a legal setback in the penn state case, the university trying to delay a lawsuit brought on by a former assistant coach. >>> a growing problem in chicago, street violence. some dedicated people are taking young kids and turning around their lives. photojournalist derrick davis shows us how they're doing it. >> i grew up watching boxing all my life. boxing is really, really hard. [ bell ] it takes a lot of discipline. some people make it look easy, but it's really hard. as soon as i walk in those doors, i just fell in love with boxing. there are different things that the gym offers you and different things that the streets offer you. most of the time the street, it will lead you to death. that's the choic
she said no, i don't even want to use the i.d. nothing in the first amendment permits miss hernandez to avoid the i.d. ultimately judge garcia, who's the federal judge here, will rule against her, judgment for the school district. this case is dismissed. >> guys, thank you very much. we'll be back in about 20 minutes to talk about a legal setback in the penn state case, the university trying to delay a lawsuit brought on by a former assistant coach. >>> a growing problem in...
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us also, tom foreman is over there, and don lemon is with us as well. jessica, let me go to the white house first. what do you think the white house is going to say about the nra's proposal there should be armed police officers in every single school to try to prevent what happened in newtown, connecticut, last friday morning? >> reporter: well, wolf, so far there is no response from the white house, but we can expect that this is not the kind of proposal that they are looking for from the nra. the white house has made it clear they are open to talking about a lot of ideas, but they are looking, first, for some gun control measures and some cooperation on that front and some other mental health measures. you waerd what wayne lapierre suggested was a database of all mentally ill people in the united states, and i can't see the president going for some sort of collection system of anybody who qualifies under who knows what definition for mental illness. back in -- i'd point out in 1989 there was a school shooting when the nra at that time said that they w
us also, tom foreman is over there, and don lemon is with us as well. jessica, let me go to the white house first. what do you think the white house is going to say about the nra's proposal there should be armed police officers in every single school to try to prevent what happened in newtown, connecticut, last friday morning? >> reporter: well, wolf, so far there is no response from the white house, but we can expect that this is not the kind of proposal that they are looking for from...
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welcome, sister. >> glad to be back with us. >> thanks for sticking around for us. we appreciate it. i think that, you know, when people say, oh, this isn't a homeless man after all, they might not feel as warm-hearted towards this person as they once did. >> well, you know, that may be the case, but the fact is that clearly he continues to have needs, and the report that i saw reported that he was a veteran that did -- had been homeless and got housing through the current evident to get homeless vets into permanent housing, but there are two aspects here that i think are so aspect. one is the generous-hearted response of the police officer whose heart opened up and he responded to need he saw. that is a good news story. the second good news story is that this man, while struggling, clearly having problems being barefoot in new york right now, clearly with problems, had gotten some effective help through government programs. so both -- in many ways it's a good news story. the sad news is he continues to apparently sit on the street barefoot, and that's anguish to wa
welcome, sister. >> glad to be back with us. >> thanks for sticking around for us. we appreciate it. i think that, you know, when people say, oh, this isn't a homeless man after all, they might not feel as warm-hearted towards this person as they once did. >> well, you know, that may be the case, but the fact is that clearly he continues to have needs, and the report that i saw reported that he was a veteran that did -- had been homeless and got housing through the current...
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i'm willing to bet that they don't think that using a gun and using common sense are incompatible ideas. that an unbalanced man shouldn't be able it to get his hands on a military style assault rifle so easily. that in this age of technology we should be able to check someone's criminal records before they can check out at a gun show. if he we work harder to keep guns out of the hands of the people there would be fewer atroscities like the ones in newtown or any of the lesser known tragedies in small towns and big cities all across america every day. since friday morning a police officer was gunned down in memphis leaving four children without their mother. two officers were killed outside a grocery store in topeka. a woman was shot and killed inside a las vegas casino. three people were shot inside an alabama hospital. a 4-year-old was caught in a drive-by in missouri and taken off life support just yesterday. each one of these americans was a victim of the everyday gun violence that takes the lives of more than 10,000 americans every year. violence that we cannot accept as routine. so
i'm willing to bet that they don't think that using a gun and using common sense are incompatible ideas. that an unbalanced man shouldn't be able it to get his hands on a military style assault rifle so easily. that in this age of technology we should be able to check someone's criminal records before they can check out at a gun show. if he we work harder to keep guns out of the hands of the people there would be fewer atroscities like the ones in newtown or any of the lesser known tragedies in...
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keep an eye out for us. thank you. >>> and the faa is reporting most airports at this point are operating normally, but then you heard karen maginnis say if you're planning to travel in chicago, take a look at those pictures. two-hour delays, but that could change. call before you go. ok in the mi, they see more than themselves. so we celebrate our year-end with the "share the love" event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. by the end of this, our fifth year, our total can reach almost 25 million dollars. it's a nice reflection on us all. now through january 2nd. >>> we do not intend to send members home after this vote. we want to stay here, we want to avoid the fiscal cliff from happening. and again, i think that the decision is for the white house and the senate democrats to come join us so we can avoid the tax hike on american people and avoid the fiscal cliff. >> speaking to reporters, just moments ago, that's the second highest ranking house republic
keep an eye out for us. thank you. >>> and the faa is reporting most airports at this point are operating normally, but then you heard karen maginnis say if you're planning to travel in chicago, take a look at those pictures. two-hour delays, but that could change. call before you go. ok in the mi, they see more than themselves. so we celebrate our year-end with the "share the love" event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities....